We call upon the parties and, in particular, the federal government, to work collaboratively with plaintiffs not included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement to have disputed legal issues determined expeditiously on an agreed set of facts.
Why “In Stalled?”
Although the government has negotiated settlement agreements with a number of parties excluded from the original Indian Residential Schools Settlement agreement, a notable exception is the St. Anne’s Residential Schools. The federal government continues to fight the survivors in court and refuses to release documentation that could substantiate their claims of physical and sexual abuse that up to a 1000 survivors experienced.
On June 3, 2021 NDP leader Jagmeet Singh ordered a motion calling for the government to end its litigation with survivors, including those of St. Anne’s. The vote on Singh’s motion was carried unanimously, 271 to zero. Liberal cabinet ministers — including Justice Minister David Lametti, Indigenous Services Canada Minister Marc Miller, and Bennett — and Trudeau abstained.
The federal government has reached settlement agreements with survivors of the following who had been excluded from the TRC Settlement Agreement:
- The Sixties Scoop
- Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Schools
- Indian Day Schools (as of Agreement-in-Principal on Dec. 18, 2018)
- Métis Nation of Saskatchewan (May 8, 2019) and
- Kivalliq Hall in Nunavut (April 16, 2019)
Current Status
April 4, 2022
Stalled
Previous Status
February 14, 2022
Stalled
Latest Updates
Site last updated on January 4, 2022
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Individual Claims Process for Gottfriedson IRS Class Action now open
The individual claims process in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action settlement is now open. The deadline to submit a claim is……
January 4, 2022
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Sixties Scoop: Call for federal government to commission a national inquiry
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO), and the 60s Scoop Legacy of Canada – MKO, SCO and the 60s Scoop Legacy of Canada……
November 1, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
St. Anne’s IRS
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) – Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum today called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end Canada’s relentless legal battles against……
October 25, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Indian Day Schools
Federal Indian Day Schools Community Support Program re-instituting community visits to facilitate claims submission process. 92,000 survivors, or 72 per cent of claimants, have received……
October 25, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Settlement Agreement
The McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation is beginning consultations on how to roll out a $200-million fund earmarked for initiatives that support Indian Day School……
August 19, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Call for federal inquiry into actions and policies of governments
CBC – Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for a federal inquiry into the actions and policies……
August 2, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Call for a distinctions-based process Métis Residential School survivors
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak / Women of the Métis Nation (LFMO)- the National Indigenous Women’s Organization representing Métis women across the Métis Nation Motherland, is……
June 30, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Detailed timeline of St. Anne’s fight for justice
TVO – The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School – operated by the Catholic Oblates of Mary Immaculate (who were also responsible for running the Kamloops……
June 17, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Settlement reached with Survivor and Descendant Class Members
Crown-Indigenous Relations – A settlement has been reached with Survivor and Descendant Class Members in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential Schools Day Scholar class action. The……
June 7, 2021
Settlements for Parties Excluded from the IRSSA
Survivors of St. Anne’s IRS reject Ottawa’s independent review
Nishnawbe Aski Nation – Survivors of St. Anne’s Residential school are rejecting Ottawa’s independent review announced on March 18, 2021 outright. Canada hasn’t consulted the survivors……
March 26, 2021